ATTRACTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS: The Lost Twin Lakes Trail is a good two day hike with some steep uphill climbs. The lakes and the surrounding area offers activities from photography to technical climbing. The cliffs rise 3000 feet vertically above the south edge of Lost Twin Lakes. Wildflowers are in bloom most of the summer at different elevations.

NARRATIVE: The Lost Twin Lakes Trail starts at West Tensleep Lake and winds up through lodgepole pine and grassy meadows. It is three miles to Mirror Lake. From Mirror Lake the trial follows Tensleep Creek above Timber line to Lost Twin Lakes.

Seasonal Information:
Recommended Season: July through September . Best months: July through September .

Directions

Directions from US Hwy. 16: Take US Hwy. 16 east of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, 18 miles. Turn left onto West Tensleep Lake Road Trail seven miles to the end at West Tensleep Trailhead.